Printing & chromebooks

Chromebooks have a few advantages over laptops.  They are less expensive and faster to log in (15 seconds rather than 2+ minutes).  They hold a longer charge (7 hours).  Click on the hyperlink for a summary comparing the two options: chromebooks vs. laptops.

There are some disadvantages too.  At this point, you cannot print directly from a Chromebook but there are some ways to get work printed.  This process involves sharing on Google Drive (the cloud).

If students have a finished work that they want to get printed from a Google Doc or Slide presentation, they can "Share" it with the teacher who will likely be logged into a desktop computer on the network with computer access.  The "Share" button is usually located in the top right corner.

Clicking on the "Share" button brings in the pop-up "Share with others" to give the students the option to send or share it with the teacher by typing in the teacher's Google account (...@sd28.org).

The teacher, when logged into the Google account (see video link), can then check the Google Drive and Shared with Me folder to find the handed in work:

Any work that has been shared from others should appear in the Google Drive "Shared with me" folder sorted by most recent submission.  You will be able to print to connected printers on the network.

Here are is a hyperlink to Chromebook shortcut keys to help make navigating the touch pad a little easier.